News release: “The FDIC today approved a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) that would require certain large insured depository institutions to conduct annual capital-adequacy stress tests. The proposal, to implement section 165(i)(2) of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, would apply to FDIC-insured state nonmember banks and FDIC-insured state-chartered savings associations with… Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
LLRX: Forensic Bibliometrics: Information Quality Assurance in Scientific Literature
Forensic Bibliometrics: Information Quality Assurance in Scientific Literature: Everyone is familiar with the “corrections” columns in newspapers and the errata pages in the backs of books. But those corrigenda are a far cry from identifying the problems created when authors deliberately offer for publication fraudulent results. Research misconduct and the publication of fraudulent results in… Continue Reading
LLRX – National Digital Library System – Early Childhood Education and Family Literacy
Via LLRX: David H. Rothman’s latest commentary on the DPLA states his position clearly: Priority One of a national digital library system should be early childhood education, bolstered by family literacy. Other areas also count, but early childhood education is dearest to him and among those especially likely to give the taxpayers the most for… Continue Reading
New GAO Reports: Bank Capital Requirements, Death Care Industry, Immigrant Integration, Municipal Securities, 2011 Tax Filing
Bank Capital Requirements – Potential Effects of New Changes on Foreign Holding Companies and U.S. Banks Abroad, GAO-12-235, Jan 17, 2012 Death Services – State Regulation of the Death Care Industry Varies and Officials Have Mixed Views on Need for Further Federal Involvement, GAO-12-65, Dec 15, 2011 Immigrant Integration – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services… Continue Reading
LLRX – Deep Web Research 2012
Via LLRX – Deep Web Research 2012: Marcus P. Zillman’s extensive research over the years into the “invisible” or “deep” web indicates that it covers somewhere in the vicinity of 1 trillion plus pages of information located throughout the Internet in various files and formats that current search engines either cannot locate, or have difficulty… Continue Reading
Empire State Manufacturing Survey, January 2012
“The Empire State Manufacturing Survey, a publication of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, indicates that manufacturing activity expanded in New York State in January. The general business conditions index climbed five points to 13.5. The new orders index rose eight points to 13.7 and the shipments index inched up to 21.7. The prices… Continue Reading
December 2011 Scorecard on Administrations Comprehensive Housing Initiative
The Obama Administrations Efforts To Stabilize the Housing Market and Help American Homeowners, December 2011 “Homes today are more affordable for average families than they have been since 1971. Median-income families today have nearly double the funds needed to purchase the average home, as indicated by the October 2011 affordability index value of 197.8. At… Continue Reading
FY2011 Annual Report for the Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation
Department of Defense (DoD) Office of the Director, Operational Test & Evaluation Fiscal 2011 Annual Report, Dr. J. Michael Gilmore “In my report to you last year, I discussed four initiatives that I am undertaking as Director, Operational Test and Evaluation: field new capability rapidly; engage early to improve requirements; integrate developmental, live fire, and… Continue Reading
Report – Lost Ground, 2011: Disparities in Mortgage Lending and Foreclosures
Lost Ground, 2011: Disparities in Mortgage Lending and Foreclosures – Debbie Gruenstein Bocian, Wei Li, Carolina Reid, Center for Responsible Lending – Roberto G. Quercia, Center for Community Capital, – University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, November 2011 “The report addresses three key questions. First, we consider who has lost their home to foreclosure, and… Continue Reading
Reuse of Municipal Wastewater Has Significant Potential to Augment Future U.S. Drinking Water Supplies
Water Reuse: Potential for Expanding the Nation’s Water Supply Through Reuse of Municipal Wastewater, 2012 “With recent advances in technology and design, treating municipal wastewater and reusing it for drinking water, irrigation, industry, and other applications could significantly increase the nation’s total available water resources, particularly in coastal areas facing water shortages, says a new… Continue Reading
UN – World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012
World Economic Situation and Prospects 2012: “The world economy is on the brink of another major downturn. Global economic growth started to decelerate on a broad front in mid-2011 and is estimated to have averaged 2.8 per cent over the last year. This economic slowdown is expected to continue into 2012 and 2013. The United… Continue Reading
Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options
Authentication of Primary Legal Materials and Pricing Options, December 2011 “The recent passage of the Uniform Electronic Legal Material Act (UELMA) has brought to the forefront the issue of costs of authenticating primary legal materials in electronic format. This white paper briefly reviews five methods of electronic authentication. These methods are based on trustworthiness, file… Continue Reading
